The Reef Surf Break
Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for The Reef

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
21.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
47
46
45
43
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
35
96
100
139
99
128
99
65
72
95
96
100
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:02PM1.68m
11:07AM1.09m
11:45PM1.62m
12:00PM1.08m
00:31AM1.56m
1:00PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.38m
5:50AM0.53m
4:52PM0.44m
6:35AM0.53m
5:42PM0.50m
7:21AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
15
13
15
18
19
17
14
13
13
13
16
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
Feels °C
14
13
12
9
8
9
12
13
12
8
9
9
9
12
14
15
14
14
13
11
11
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
47
47
46
45
43
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
96
100
15
15
15
14
65
72
14
14
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
35
27
15
29
29
4
3
33
31
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.9
SE
10
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
4
7
9
9
12
8
8
12
17
13
6
2
2
2
139
99
128
99
2
4
95
96
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
0
0
0
198
229
199
149
149
131
131
0
12
12
45
45
13
13
12
12
12
159
146
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
6
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
8
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